Research & Innovation

Global: FedMentor Framework Enables Privacy-Preserving Fine-Tuning of LLMs in Sensitive DomainsResearchers have introduced FedMentor, a federated fine‑tuning system that blends Low‑Rank Adaptation (LoRA) with domain‑aware Differential Privacy (DP) to protect…

Global: Reconstruction of Biometric Templates via Binary Authentication FeedbackResearchers have shown that biometric templates can be fully reconstructed by observing only the binary outcome—success or failure—of authentication attempts, provided they…

Global: YASA Framework Boosts Multi-Language Static Taint Analysis for Enterprise SecurityNew framework addresses enterprise code diversityA new static analysis framework was unveiled by researchers at Ant Group to tackle the…

Global: Threshold Fully Homomorphic Encryption Enables Faster Iris Biometric Matching in Research PrototypeIn January 2026, researchers released a preprint on arXiv describing a new cryptographic approach for large‑scale iris verification…

Global: Hybrid Framework iResolveX Boosts Precision in Indirect Call ResolutionA research team has introduced iResolveX, a hybrid analysis system designed to improve the identification of indirect call targets in stripped…

Global: Security Analysis of Model Context Protocol Highlights Architectural VulnerabilitiesResearchers have released the first systematic security assessment of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a widely adopted framework for connecting large…

Global: Prompt Injection Attacks on Agentic AI Coding Assistants: Systematization of KnowledgeA new arXiv preprint released in January 2026 presents a systematic analysis of prompt injection attacks targeting agentic AI…

Global: Researchers Assess Membership Inference Vulnerabilities in Graph Neural NetworksA team of researchers has published a study analyzing how graph neural networks (GNNs) may expose details about the data used…

Global: Programmable Accelerator Delivers Up to 1,486× Speedup for SumCheck in Zero-Knowledge Proofs Researchers have unveiled a new programmable accelerator that targets the SumCheck component of zero‑knowledge proof (ZKP) systems,…

Global: New Defense Technique Reduces Backdoor Risks in Split Learning FrameworksA group of researchers announced a novel protection method for split learning models on Jan. 20, 2026, with a revised…